It is idleness that is the curse of man - not labour. Idleness eats the heart out of men as of nations, and consumes them as rust does iron. Samuel Smiles consumecurseeat Change image and share on social
A place for everything, and everything in its place. Samuel Smiles place Change image and share on social
Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own. Samuel Smiles conquerknowledgelabor Change image and share on social
Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. Samuel Smiles disciplineexperienceinstruction share on social
Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up. Samuel Smiles aspirelookman Change image and share on social
Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. Samuel Smiles attentionindividualindustry Change image and share on social
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles discoverdiscoveryfailure Change image and share on social
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour. Samuel Smiles enjoylabourreward Change image and share on social
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. Samuel Smiles extentlargelife Change image and share on social
Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers. Samuel Smiles activeagenthelper Change image and share on social
